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A capstone seminar recommended for
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the alumni of Stanford’s Moscow Program,
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Russian majors and minors, |
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CREES MA students, |
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and Russian majors working on an honors thesis.
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Russian
cultural identity and its emergence in works of literature and art that
deal with ethnic, racial, or class distinctions (the Western, Oriental, or
internal Other).
Close reading of important texts in a variety of genres
(history, travelogue, essay, fiction, poetry, film); introduction to
literary/rhetorical analysis, cultural theory, elements of film analysis.
Requirements:
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Attendance at class meetings
(Mondays and Fridays 11:00-1:00). Almost every week, one meeting will be
a film screening followed by a brief discussion. |
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Weekly one-paragraph essays on the
readings, due to Professor Safran's and Professor Freidin’s E-mail by 9:00
a.m. on the day of class. Take care with these essays; you may be called
upon to read them aloud in class. You may miss one week and there is no
essay due the first or the final week; thus we expect each student to
submit seven paragraphs. |
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20-minute presentation in class on
December 1 based on your final paper. |
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Final paper of 10-12 pages, due December 12 to both
professors. |
The course fulfills the General Education Requirement 3a.
(GER
3a)
4-5
units, Win (Safran, Freidin)
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last updated:
11/06/2003
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